Seymour v. Western Dakota Vocational Technical Institute

WUEST, Chief Justice.

Appellant, Jack Seymour, appeals a circuit court decision affirming his employer’s decision to terminate his employment. We affirm.

Appellant was an instructor, farm supervisor and department head at Western Dakota Vocational Institute, a post-secondary vocational-technical school governed by SDCL ch. 13-39. His employment contract made him responsible for purchasing supplies, feed and seed for the farm program. In December, 1984, appellant began doing business as J & S Cattle Company. Later that month, the appellant purchased fourteen stacks or one hundred ninety tons of…